Hello, I have just rediscovered marbling and suminagashi which I used to do as a child, and am struggling to work out the best equipment to use - this is the...
This would be a good thing for you to research on Google, but essentlially, they can both be used for marbling, if that is your question, but I wouldn't use...
Neither one of you mentioned using alum. You HAVE to use alum on the paper or the silk scarves before marbling or they will come out pale. Make sure you...
Hi marblers! I have a little question, if someone can help me. I'm using acrylic paint for paper marbling, but after drying the colors get a pale tint. In this...
Have any experienced marblers attempted to prolong the useful life of size by retarding fungal growth through use of such anti-fungal agents as tincture of...
Hi everyone, I am new to the group. My daughter and I want to try our hands at marbling, and plan to marble silk scarves with acrylic paints on carrageenan...
Looks nice.... do you know how much marbling info is in there? Looks like a short chapter? the other types of paper are interesting too, just curious. Iris...
Dear marblers ; Does cockerell marbled papers have a website? . If they do not, is there any other way in which I may contact them to arrange a visit? ...
Appreciate everyone who chimed in with their expertise on the polishing marbled paper query. As always, a wide variety of answers & processes to employ. Am...
Greetings Fellow Marblers, Later this year, I will be presenting some of my research on marbling drawn primarily from Persian sources in two parts at two...
I've often coated the paper with a 3-5% solution of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose or food-grade gelatin, followed by an application of Dorland's Wax Medium....
Have a query for marblers who also happen to be bookbinders. Used Fabriano & Canson Mi Tientes art papers marbled with Golden acrylics on a carragheenan size...
That said....I RARELY do it, it is so much work. But it is so worth it to bring up that polish/shine by burnishing. It's like the pre-1860s look, a more subtle...
As a conservator and hand binder (now retired), I usually protected papers used on the outside of a book. While I didn't go to the extent that Iris described,...
Am excited to announce that I will be teaching two separate 3-hour sessions of paper marbling at my favorite paper store in Ohio, Marco's Paper. The class is...
Dear marblers: As of late, I have been experimenting with the stormont However , I am unable to make the spots full of holes. Only a few holes appear . What...
otherwise, you could try "marbogum"; which some people like, available here: http://www.prochemicalanddye.com/home.php?cat=365 Sue [Non-text portions of this...
the sodium alginate is used for making designs when painting silk. There are two types of it and that's why it's usally sold in small quantities. Sue ...
I believe it is the ochre that is causing your problem - that is an earth pigment and is heavy. Swith to a different yellow and see what happens. Usually the...
Anthony....my pthalo green does NOT suffer from this. It is all in the manufacture. To make it more forest I will add ultramarine, still no problem. You might...
Dear marblers; The green I use is a mixture of ochere and prussian ( actualy phlatato )blue. However, the mixture seens to need an incrediable amount of gall...
Hello: I need to contact with *Nedim Sonmez,* I have an old mail but I don't get any answer, could anyone help me to contact him? Thank you very much Antonio...
http://www.papier-royal.com/story.html click on the different links to see more. I was not able to watch the video, but everything else worked. Sue [Non-text...
There is a type of marbled paper that is made by drawing a stylus across the bath in parallel strokes. The name for this pattern (borrowed form the Turkish )...
I tried to send you and email but it bounced. Could you tell me the brand of kraft paper you are using? It's thinner that what I have seen - which is for...
